Group physical therapy for knee osteoarthritis: protocol for a hybrid type III effectiveness-implementation trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of chronic pain and disability and one of the most common conditions treated in outpatient physical therapy (PT). Because of the high and growing prevalence of knee OA, there is a need for efficient approaches for delivering exercise-based PT to patients with knee OA. A prior randomized controlled trial (RCT) showed that a 6-session Group Physical Therapy Program for Knee OA (Group PT) yields equivalent or greater improvements in pain and functional outcomes compared with traditional individual PT, while requiring fewer clinician hours per patient to deliver. This manuscript describes the protocol for a hybrid type III effectiveness-implementation trial comparing two implementation packages to support delivery of Group PT.

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SUBMITTER: Webb S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10571277 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature